Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau, who recently took over from Jacek Czaputowicz, has said in an interview with PAP that he will continue the country's foreign policy in coordination with the government and the president.
During his recent visits to New York, Polish Foreign Minister Jacek Czaputowicz made several statements on Poland's priorities during the country's one-month presidency of the UN Security Council that started on May 1.
Respondents are almost split in half in their opinions on Polish foreign policy since the governing party Law and Justice (PiS) took over power in 2015, with 40 percent voicing positive opinions and 41 percent saying the opposite, a poll has shown.
Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki thanked US president Donald Trump for his words, on Friday, which praised Poland for paying even more for defence spending than it was obliged to. President Trump stressed that this is valued by the US.
Deputy Prime Minister Jaroslaw Gowin met in Washington on Friday with the leaders of major Jewish organisations. Noting differences in Polish and Jewish attitudes, he assessed that a dialogue requiring mutual compromise is essential.
Polish Defence Minister Mariusz Blaszczak met US National Security Advisor John Bolton during his official visit to the United States on Thursday. The two officials discussed security issues, including a stronger presence of US troops in Poland.
Alongside security, economic cooperation is a pillar of the strategic alliance between Poland and the United States, Polish President Andrzej Duda said at the inauguration of a US-Poland Business Summit in Warsaw on Thursday.
US Navy destroyer USS Farragut will moor at the northern Polish port of Gdynia's French Quay on Friday afternoon for a three-day working visit. She will sail on Sunday.
Polish Sejm (lower house) Speaker Marek Kuchcinski's two-day visit to Georgia has been cancelled, PAP was told on Wednesday by the director of the Sejm (lower house) Information Centre, Andrzej Grzegrzolka.
The programme for the Polish Presidency of the UN Security Council starting in May, a planned meeting with the head of Iran's diplomacy, North Korea and youth issues were among topics raised at a press briefing of Polish Foreign Minister in New York.
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